Jampacked Festival!

We gave away tickets to Jampacked Festival on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 07/28/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We also played an eclectic mix of music, including tunes from each of the Jampacked bands, as well as Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, John Eddie, R.E.M., Karina Rykman, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202607281900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/07/28/jampacked-festival/#playlist

 

Jukebox the Ghost!

 

We gave away tix to see the Jukebox the Ghost: Variety Show Spectacular! at The Broadberry on 7/23 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 7/14/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Aretha Franklin, Allen Toussaint, The Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, WESTSIDE COWBOY, The Tubs, The Nth Power, Gregory McLoughlin, The String Cheese Incident, Grace Potter, CLUB D’ELF, Joe Ely, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202607141900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/07/14/win-tix-to-jukebox-the-ghost/#playlist

Ride Lonesome!

 

Terror-cold tension…Hate-hot revenge! Tonight on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday,  07/07/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Beck, Claypool Lennon Delirium, Dinosaur Jr., TORTURETWINN, Africa Express, The Durutti Column, Ramones, Grateful Dead, Ty Segall, The Funky Meters, Old Crow Medicine Show, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202607071900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/07/07/ride-lonesome/#playlist

Go-Go where the action is!

 

Go-Go where the action is! Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 06/23/2026, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Paul McCartney & Ringo Starr, U2, Lee “Scratch” Perry & Mouse on Mars, Soft Cell & Nona Hendryx, CAVS, Ed O’Brien, Mitski, Rickie Lee Jones, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202606231900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/06/23/go-go-where-the-action-is/

Everclear & Long Arms!

 

We gave away tickets to see EVERCLEAR w/ Long Arms at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden 6/17/26 on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/9/2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Orion Redwolf & Louis Smith, Iceage, Gregory McLoughlin, The Black Crowes, Kurt Vile, Peter Gabriel, Greg Mendez, Richard Thompson, and more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202606091900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and you can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/06/09/win-tix-to-see-everclear-long-arms/#playlist

Add that bow tie to your chicken hat!

Add that bow tie to your chicken hat and get on with Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 6/3/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Johnny Blue Skies, the Mountain Goats, Daniel Lanois, Son Volt, YES, Don Ho, Bruce Hornsby, My New Band Believe, Father John Misty, Nora Kelly Band, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202606021900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and you can check out the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/06/02/add-that-bow-tie-to-your-chicken-hat/

 

Everything Is Stupid

Everything is stupid….except Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/27/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio) We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Miles Davis, THE OCEAN BLUE, Jim E. Brown, Mikaela Davis, The Rolling Stones, J Roddy Walston and The Business, Al Green, Superchunk, GA-20 with Charlie Musselwhite, Lee Scratch Perry & Mouse on Mars, Lucinda Williams, & more!

You can listen to the show anytime you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202605261900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to check out the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/05/26/everything-is-stupid/

 

We're Back! Home is where the record player is!

 

We're back! After some technical difficulties with the archival player the last few weeks, our amazing WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio engineers & techs have got the archived shows sounding great again! 

Home is where the record player is! That means home is Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 5/19/2026,  7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve got an eclectic mix of music for you, including Dead Can Dance, CAT POWER, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Pigeon, The Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Yonder Mountain String Band, Brown Horse, & more!

ICYMI, here is a link to listen to the show and to check out the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/05/19/home-is-where-the-record-player-is/

I’m real proud of my record collection

 

I’m real proud of my record collection, and you can hear some of it on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday, 4/14/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio)

We’ve got an eclectic mix of music, including Aphex Twin, Jesse Welles, Deerhoof, Kristin Hersh, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Inara George, The Softies, Charli XCX, Armand Hammer & The Alchemist, Taj Mahal, Aldous Harding, & more!

You can check out the show anytime you like, along with the playlist here https://www.wrir.org/2026/04/14/im-real-proud-of-my-record-collection/#playlist

Due to technical difficulties, my 4/7 show didn't record to the archive player. But Joel of Joel's Pick of the Week made a YouTube Music playlist so you can hear the songs that were played on that show. You can even get some PSAs, stop the playlist every now and then, read them, and pretend you're a DJ! https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTpGKxsv2Y0fIsTbQhmQOGdhw2Rgexjyw&si=AOOKxqvuz_KG5VkE

Andy Thomas Interview!

 

We interviewed Andy Thomas and talked about his upcoming show at The Broadberry on Handful of Brains! (originally aired Tuesday,  3/32/26, 7 – 9 PM on WRIR 97.3FM Richmond Community Radio). We’ve also got an eclectic mix of music, including Willie Nelson, Todd Snider, John Sebastian, Mabe Fratti & Bill Orcutt, Angel Olsen, D’Angelo, Jesse Welles, & more!

You can listen to the show whenever you like here https://vault.wrir.org/shows/202603311900.HandfulOfBrains.mp3 and here's a link to the playlist https://www.wrir.org/2026/03/31/andy-thomas-interview/#playlist

You can listen to older shows whenever you like here https://www.wrir.org/show/handful-of-brains/